Sri Lanka

Leaders and Cabinet Members

President
Minister of Defence
Minister of Digital Economy
Minister of Finance
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
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  • male
  • born 1968-11-24
  • in office since 2024-09-23
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Prime Minister
Minister of Education
Harini Amarasuriya
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  • female
  • born 1970-03-06
  • in office since 2024-09-24
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Minister of Agriculture
K. D. Lalkantha
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs
Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Energy
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
Anura Karunathilake
  • male
  • born 1967-12-31
  • in office since 2026-04-20
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Minister of Environment
Dammika Patabendi
  • male
  • born 1969-07-03
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Fisheries
Ramalingam Chandrasekar
  • male
  • born 1963-01-22
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vijitha Herath
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  • male
  • born 1968-05-01
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Health
Cabinet Spokesperson
Chief Whip
Nalinda Jayatissa
  • male
  • born 1977-04-21
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
Susil Ranasinghe
  • male
  • born 1978-04-10
  • in office since 2025-10-10
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Minister of Industries
Sunil Handunnetti
  • male
  • born 1971-10-19
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Justice
Harshana Nanayakkara
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Labour
Anil Jayantha Fernando
  • male
  • born 1966-04-15
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Plantation
Samantha Vidyaratna
  • female
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Chandana Abayarathna
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Public Security
Ananda Wijepala
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Rural Development
Upali Pannilage
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Technology
Chrishantha Abeysena
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Trade
Wasantha Samarasinghe
  • male
  • born 1976-05-24
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development
Bimal Rathnayake
  • male
  • born 1973-03-28
  • in office since 2025-10-10
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Minister of Women's Affairs
Saroja Savithri Paulraj
  • female
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Minister of Youth and Sports
Sunil Kumara Gamage
  • male
  • in office since 2024-11-18
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Chief Justice
Padman Surasena
  • male
  • in office since 2025-07-27
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Attorney General
K. Parinda Ranasinghe
  • male
  • in office since 2024-07-12
Chief of the Defence Staff
Shavendra Silva
  • male
  • born 1964-06-22
  • in office since 2020-01-01
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Governor of the Central Bank
Nandalal Weerasinghe
  • male
  • in office since 2022-04-08
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Speaker of the Parliament
Jagath Wickramaratne
  • male
  • born 1968-02-23
  • in office since 2024-12-17
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Mayor of Colombo
Vraîe Cally Balthazaar
  • female
  • born 1985-04-09
  • in office since 2025-06-16
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The last change to this list was on April 20, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.